Expos continue at fairground
A woman carrying a baby looks through a bin of winter gloves for sale while a man speaks with a vendor of wild game seasonings. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Preserves and homemade dog treats sold by Lisa Broman are some of the items sold at the Craft It UP show in building five (two doors down from the Ruth Butler Building). Others are selling jewelry, drink mixes and other crafted products. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
District Forester Benjamin Marchant talks invasives with a visitor to the Delta Conservation District stall. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
In front of a selection of Beaver's Lures, a man in a Hudd's Fishing Lures shirt chats with business founder and owner Katelyn Beaver, who also operates a retail store in Escanaba. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Vendors of products designed for outdoor winter activities speak with attendees of the fifth-annual U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
KYND Eyewear, a manufacturer of sunglasses that float when dropped in water, is a returning vendor at the show that continues Saturday at the Ruth Butler Building.
A conversation plays out at the Northern Michigan Land Brokers booth at the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo on Friday. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Printed materials from Michelle's Creations, one of the vendors at the Craft It UP show this weekend, are customizable. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Bill with Rebex Cutlery shows knives to a man strolling through the Ruth Butler Building on Friday afternoon. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
A woman carrying a baby looks through a bin of winter gloves for sale while a man speaks with a vendor of wild game seasonings. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Preserves and homemade dog treats sold by Lisa Broman are some of the items sold at the Craft It UP show in building five (two doors down from the Ruth Butler Building). Others are selling jewelry, drink mixes and other crafted products. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
District Forester Benjamin Marchant talks invasives with a visitor to the Delta Conservation District stall. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
In front of a selection of Beaver's Lures, a man in a Hudd's Fishing Lures shirt chats with business founder and owner Katelyn Beaver, who also operates a retail store in Escanaba. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Vendors of products designed for outdoor winter activities speak with attendees of the fifth-annual U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
KYND Eyewear, a manufacturer of sunglasses that float when dropped in water, is a returning vendor at the show that continues Saturday at the Ruth Butler Building.
A conversation plays out at the Northern Michigan Land Brokers booth at the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo on Friday. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Printed materials from Michelle's Creations, one of the vendors at the Craft It UP show this weekend, are customizable. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
Bill with Rebex Cutlery shows knives to a man strolling through the Ruth Butler Building on Friday afternoon. (R. R. Branstrom | Daily Press)
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ESCANABA — Two events that began Friday are again open to guests at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday.
One, the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo, occupies the Ruth Butler Building and serves to provide people who love the outdoors with equipment and knowledge to enjoy activities like hunting, fishing and camping.
At a space reserved by Total Land Management, Tom Mesnard will hold a seminar at 3 p.m. about how hunters can improve their odds when targeting whitetail deer.
Representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have a booth to share some tips on dealing with winter weather.
Nearby, in building number five, several crafters are selling their wares.
Some vendors don’t fit either category but are also attending the event to reach customers.
Two food trucks — BellaNasi and Southern Bayou — are also parked outside to offer attendees hot food options.
Visitors are granted entry to the dual expos with the donation of a non-perishable food item for a local pantry or money for the Delta Animal Shelter.